Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail has been and gone, and now that the dust has settled - and we're eagerly awaiting Patch 7.1 - we can look back on what was an honestly decent expansion that far more hated than it probably deserved. That hatred came from many aspects, but a large part of what drove it was the reaction to Wuk Lamat, arguably the expansion's true protagonist, and a character that continues to divide opinion to this day.
While there were legitimate reasons for not really vibing with Wuk Lamat, abuse and death threats sent to voice actress Sena Bryer very quickly turned any conversation around the character into a toxic nightmare. It became such a problem that even Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshia (Yoshi-P) asked fans to stop directing personal attacks towards the game's voice actors and localizers.
And it’s not even the gameplay I’m worried about, it’s Prishe’s design.
Almost two months on from that statement, Yoshi-P has opened up a little bit more about the negative reception to Wuk Lamat, and has once again addressed the abuse that Bryer experienced. In a new interview with Checkpoint Gaming, Yoshi-P was asked what his thoughts were about...
